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Copyright laws, regulations and court decisions
A guide to fair use of copyrighted material
How to search for copyrighted works

Text of copyright law
Instructions on applying for copyright and using copyrighted material

Describes copyright law and application process
Copyright application forms available in Adobe Acrobat format
How to conduct a copyright search

Links to the copyright law, fair use, and copyright guidelines for web materials

Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution (Elliot)

Debates and background materials on the adoption of the Federal Constitution in the State Conventions
Searchable and browsable by state

Department of Justice Oversight: Preserving Our Freedoms While Defending Against Terrorism

Department of Justice Oversight: Preserving Our Freedoms While Defending Against Terrorism
- Hearing before the Senate Judificary Committee in December 2001 on the implementation of the USA Patriot Act

Difference Between Federal Laws and Regulations

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Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights: Slavery (Univ. of South Carolina)

Text of the slavery debate during the ratification of the Constitution
Primarily newspaper excerpts from the period
This content is no longer available at its original address. The link above is to the archive version(s) at the Internet Archive

Employment (NLRB)

Briefly summarizes employment law in several categories and advises users where to seek assistance
Subjects include age discrimination, overtime, wrongful discharge

Employment Law: An Overview (Cornell)

Links to federal labor law (primarily Titles 29 and 42 of U.S. Code) as well federal regulations
State labor statutes arranged by topic and state
Comparative description of federal and state laws for several topics
Links to related web sites